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wonderful: Enyeama, Emenike return to Eagles

FORMER Super Eagles skipper, Vincent Enyeama ofLille FC France, and striker Emmanuel Emenike of WestHam are set to don the colours of Nigeria again.Eyeama who threw in the towel last year when SundayOliseh was coach of the Eagles will play for Nigeriaagain next week.However, Enyeama is going to wear his gloves for theJoseph Yobo Testimonial match billed to take place onMay 27 at the Adokiye Amesimeka Stadium in PortHarcourt.He will feature for the Nigerian team against Yobo’sfriends. Event coordinator, Waidi Akanni confirmedyesterday that Enyeama was ready for the testimonialgame.“We have a confirmation to that effect and there aremany other goodies lined up for fans because Yobo isso passionate about this project,” Akanni said.Another player who retired from Eagles last year,Emmanuel Emenike, has also confirmed to hit PortHarcourt for the Yobo Testimonial match.“Emmanuel is coming. He spoke with me personallyand I am so elated with the love shown by mycolleagues,” the former international said. Top playerswho made name in various European leaguesespecially the EPL will be in Port Harcourt for thematch. The list of those who have confirmed for thetestimonial include Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba, JohnTerry, Thierry Henry and Wayne Rooney, the AyewBrothers: Dede and Jordan, Sulley Muntari, DjibrinCisse and Tresor Lualua amongst others. Yobo featuredat three FIFA World Cups and six AFCON tournaments,leading Nigeria to victory in his last outing in SouthAfrica.Some of the corporate bodies who have indicated theirsupport for the Joseph Yobo Centenary Game include,Sifax Group, NICON Insurance and Beko ElectronicsLtd.The Joseph Yobo Foundation is in partnership withRivers State Government for the Centenary Game atthe Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in the Garden City.